Genes can predict a woman's first birthResearchers analyzed the genes of thousands of women in the UK and the Netherlands and found the genes accurately predicted in about 15 per cent of women, when they will have their first baby.

Genetic mutation link to autism might be undoneScientists at the University at Buffalo have identified the mechanisms behind a genetic mutation that produces certain autistic behaviors in mice, as well as therapeutic strategies to restore normal behaviors.

Why and how to barcode thousands of cellsWhen it comes to the tissues in our bodies, which cells do what, is almost always misleading. Scientists know there isn't just one cell type in an organ or any tissue.

Clues to how human neurovascular unit formsCrucial functions we depend on but don't consciously think about — things like heart rate, blood flow, breathing and digestion — are regulated by our neurovascular unit (1) which is made up of blood vessels and smooth muscles. But how they work together to coordinate functions is not yet understood.